University of South Carolina-Columbia

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of South Carolina-Columbia Academics

University of South Carolina is unique in its study options. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Weekend College. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes and Reduced Course Load. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of South Carolina.

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

History:

History – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General, Statistics

Communications & Journalism:

Advertising, Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Mass Communications/Media Studies, Public Relations, Visual Communications

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Marine/Aquatic Biology

English Language and Literature:

English

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences, Sport/Fitness Administration

Popular majors:

one hundred percent liberal arts, twenty-six percent business per marketing, ten percent social sciences, nine percent communications per journalism, seven percent psychology, seven percent visual and performing arts, six percent engineering, five percent biology, five percent english, five percent parks and recreation, five percent public administration and social services

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Studies, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General, Technology Support and Training Management

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Cardiovascular Technology, Nursing (RN)

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Business & technology education, Early Childhood Education, Physical Education

Security and Protective Services:

Law Enforcement Administration

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, restaurant and tourism management, Insurance/Risk Management, Management Science, Marketing Management, Office Management, Real Estate, Retailing

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, GeophysicsSeismology, Physics

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Further, for international students, the application fee is 50. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of December.

University of South Carolina-Columbia Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 68% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 83%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were three thousand, four hundred and fifty-four total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four total number of transfer students who were admitted.

the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of April. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and The regular application is due the 1st of December. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of June, with priority applications due on the 1st of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of December.

University of South Carolina-Columbia Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-six percent scholarships per grants and forty-four percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Minority Status, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA.

University of South Carolina-Columbia Students

The school’s size is approximately seventeen thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one degree-seeking undergrads, three thousand, seven hundred and thirty-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and seven thousand, two hundred and sixty-three graduate enrollment. Again, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 68 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Moreover, the student body consists of eighty-five percent in-state students, fifteen percent out-of-state students, two percent part-time students, fifty-seven percent women, forty-three percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, ten percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, seventy-five percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, nine percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-six percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty percent in top quarter of graduating class and ninety-one percent in top half of graduating class. University of South Carolina offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as museum, observatory, arboretum, green dorm with learning center focusing on sustainability. Without doubt, the school is located 200 miles from Atlanta, Georgia.Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, ninety percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-DEC deadline for housing deposit, one hundred and twenty-five dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

University of South Carolina-Columbia Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Club Handball
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Club and Women’s Club Wrestling